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Originally Posted by Michael C Henry
So here I am with my self to blame. I should have left the ferules alone. Too much time on my idle hands. I rounded 7 of the eight ferules I had. making them look like the ones Finishline sells. The EM ferules have flat tops to not cause the bow ends to slide off and gauge the painted surfaces when mounting the bows and side curtains. EM ferules have blind bottom inside , actually carry the load so the soft top bow and the side curtain legs set on the bottom of the ferule and not on the polished top of the ferule I now see why they were left with flat heads. Does anybody know where flat headed door and top ferules for a fiberglass replica like EM used could be bought now?
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Hey Mike,
Does the ferrule style you're looking for look like mine in the photo below? If so, maybe someone can offer thoughts on where to locate. If not, can you attach a photo of the one you didn't round off, or email me a photo and I'll post it.
A couple I've seen online (ex. Finishline, Acton Custom Enterprises, etc.) seem more rounded, however, you might check the Cobra Restorers ones to see if they are closer, looks like they may have flatter sides anyway. I tried Shell Valley but didn't find any there (maybe I just missed them). I wonder what ERA or Unique use (or source from). You could also check the FFR or Superformance sites to see (didn't see any on Cobra Valley). If not already, you may also try searching Cobra soft tops and see if it winds to the ferrules you're after.
Best of luck. Brent
(PS: Looking at the Acton ferrules on a larger screen, they look to be pretty low profile, and while hard to tell, they may have a flat around the rim. Those may check a couple of your boxes and be worth taking a look at.)
